Based on a typical 2,000-calorie diet, this would be 200 calories from saturated fat per day. To put this into perspective, one tablespoon (14 grams [g]) of coconut oil contains 117 calories and ...

Perhaps the most surprising claim is that eating coconut oil can cut your risk of heart disease ... increase in LDL cholesterol by 0.3 millimoles per litre, representing a rise of around 10%.

those who ate more medium chain triglycerides like coconut oil reported less hunger and ate around two hundred and fifty calories less per day. Another study found that those who consume medium ...